http://www.velvetsfan.com/ http://www.velvetsfan.com/ http://e.asset.soup.io/asset/0181/5342_f0cd.jpeg 128 128 Richard's soup.io blog {"tags":["art"],"type":"quote","title":"\u003Ca href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/dec/12/germaine-greer-picasso-show-off?INTCMP=SRCH\"\u003EPicasso was just a big show-off. Most of his work is inherently trivial | Germaine Greer | Art and design | The Guardian\u003C/a\u003E","source":"http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/dec/12/germaine-greer-picasso-show-off?INTCMP=SRCH","body":"There is something tiresome about Picasso. Jonathan Jones \u003Ca href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2010/nov/29/unknown-priceless-picassos-life-story\" title=\"put his finger on it\"\u003Eput his finger on it\u003C/a\u003E in\u00a0a piece in the Guardian last month. \"Each work by Picasso is a unique piece of\u00a0autobiography,\" he said, which signifies that each work is, no matter how dazzling, inherently trivial. To understand Picasso's works, you must regard them as \"anecdotes or snapshots of a particular moment in his life\". There is nothing more to most of Picasso's work than virtuosic showing off \u2013 except for Guernica. The studies for Guernica show this was one work in which Picasso forgot himself. Instead of basking in his own brilliance, he worked humbly and hard, to forge an ikon of the agony of republican Spain."} <p>"There is something tiresome about Picasso. Jonathan Jones <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2010/nov/29/unknown-priceless-picassos-life-story" title="put his finger on it">put his finger on it</a> in a piece in the Guardian last month. "Each work by Picasso is a unique piece of autobiography," he said, which signifies that each work is, no matter how dazzling, inherently trivial. To understand Picasso's works, you must regard them as "anecdotes or snapshots of a particular moment in his life". There is nothing more to most of Picasso's work than virtuosic showing off – except for Guernica. The studies for Guernica show this was one work in which Picasso forgot himself. Instead of basking in his own brilliance, he worked humbly and hard, to forge an ikon of the agony of republican Spain."</p><p>&ndash;<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/dec/12/germaine-greer-picasso-show-off?INTCMP=SRCH">Picasso was just a big show-off. Most of his work is inherently trivial | Germaine Greer | Art and design | The Guardian</a></p>Sun, 26 Dec 2010 10:54:25 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/97065621/There-is-something-tiresome-about-Picasso-Jonathanurn:www-soup-io:1:97065621quoteart {"tags":["art"],"type":"image","source":"http://www.serenamitnikmiller.com/blog/?p=20","body":"\"I like the lines to be sharp but the inside to be really out of control. Inside of the line there's chaos, but the line keeps it contained.\" Serena Mitnik-Miller, untitled watercolor; via Juxtapoz Dec issue","url":"http://6.asset.soup.io/asset/1387/6070_1a61.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://www.serenamitnikmiller.com/blog/?p=20"><img alt="6070_1a61" height="400" src="http://6.asset.soup.io/asset/1387/6070_1a61.jpeg" width="397" /></a></p> <p>"I like the lines to be sharp but the inside to be really out of control. Inside of the line there's chaos, but the line keeps it contained." Serena Mitnik-Miller, untitled watercolor; via Juxtapoz Dec issue</p>Sun, 26 Dec 2010 09:24:27 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/97055198/I-like-the-lines-to-be-sharpurn:www-soup-io:1:97055198imageart {"tags":["art"],"type":"link","title":"Art as Form of Reality - Herbert Marcuse","source":"http://libcom.org/library/art-form-reality-herbert-marcuse","body":"\"As part of the established culture, Art is affirmative, sustaining this culture; as alienation from the established reality, Art is a negating force. The history of Art can be understood as the harmonization of this antagonism.\""} <p>"As part of the established culture, Art is affirmative, sustaining this culture; as alienation from the established reality, Art is a negating force. The history of Art can be understood as the harmonization of this antagonism."</p> <p><a href="http://libcom.org/library/art-form-reality-herbert-marcuse">http://libcom.org/library/art-form-reality-herbert-marcuse</a></p>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 11:01:23 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/94138669/Art-as-Form-of-Reality-Herbert-Marcuseurn:www-soup-io:1:94138669linkart {"tags":["art"],"type":"image","source":"http://www.lilithgallery.com/arthistory/romanticism/Franz-Pforr-and-the-Nazarenes.html","body":"Franz Pforr, Self-Portrait, 1810. One of my favorite paintings from the European Masters exhibition at Te Papa today. The eyes are very penetrating. Bit of a tragic figure, he died of tuberculosis at age 24.","url":"http://f.asset.soup.io/asset/1327/6127_80e3.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://www.lilithgallery.com/arthistory/romanticism/Franz-Pforr-and-the-Nazarenes.html"><img alt="6127_80e3" height="500" src="http://f.asset.soup.io/asset/1327/6127_80e3.jpeg" width="371" /></a></p> <p>Franz Pforr, Self-Portrait, 1810. One of my favorite paintings from the European Masters exhibition at Te Papa today. The eyes are very penetrating. Bit of a tragic figure, he died of tuberculosis at age 24.</p>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 10:55:22 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/93653879/Franz-Pforr-Self-Portrait-1810-One-ofurn:www-soup-io:1:93653879imageart {"tags":["art","james jean"],"type":"image","source":"http://www.jamesjean.com/blog/C6DB69/liber-novus","body":"Liber Novus, James Jean (presumably named after Jung's 'The Red Book'); Mixed Media on Canvas, 48 x 60\", 2009","url":"http://c.asset.soup.io/asset/1324/8812_0078.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://www.jamesjean.com/blog/C6DB69/liber-novus"><img alt="8812_0078_400" height="498" src="http://c.asset.soup.io/asset/1324/8812_0078_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p>Liber Novus, James Jean (presumably named after Jung's 'The Red Book'); Mixed Media on Canvas, 48 x 60", 2009</p>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 21:44:32 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/93551243/Liber-Novus-James-Jean-presumably-named-afterurn:www-soup-io:1:93551243imageartjames jean {"tags":["music","art"],"type":"video","source":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRHi6I6vhss\u0026feature=related","body":"Interlude I\u2014Dream Sequence in Subi Circumnavigation; excerpt from THE BQE - A Film by Sufjan Stevens ","embedcode_or_url":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRHi6I6vhss\u0026feature=related"} <object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oRHi6I6vhss" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oRHi6I6vhss" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="350" width="425" /></object>Interlude I—Dream Sequence in Subi Circumnavigation; excerpt from THE BQE - A Film by Sufjan Stevens Thu, 11 Nov 2010 22:54:28 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/87315973/Interlude-I-Dream-Sequence-in-Subi-Circumnavigationurn:www-soup-io:1:87315973videomusicart {"tags":["art"],"type":"image","source":"http://www.hebermehl.com/wp-content/gallery/soul-riddims/soul_riddim_3.jpg","body":"Soul Riddim 3;\u00a0Mixed Media;\u00a0\u003Ca href=\"http://www.hebermehl.com/2009/11/23/soul-riddims/\"\u003EMatt Hebermehl \u003C/a\u003E","url":"http://7.asset.soup.io/asset/1215/1911_fea4.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://www.hebermehl.com/wp-content/gallery/soul-riddims/soul_riddim_3.jpg"><img alt="1911_fea4_400" height="400" src="http://7.asset.soup.io/asset/1215/1911_fea4_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p>Soul Riddim 3; Mixed Media; <a href="http://www.hebermehl.com/2009/11/23/soul-riddims/">Matt Hebermehl </a></p>Sat, 06 Nov 2010 22:23:24 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/86333803/Soul-Riddim-3-Mixed-Media-Matt-Hebermehlurn:www-soup-io:1:86333803imageart {"tags":["art"],"type":"image","source":"http://yoskay.com/artwork/784212_hello_and_goodbye.html","body":"hello and goodbye; mixed media;\u00a0\u003Ca href=\"http://yoskay.com/artwork/784212_hello_and_goodbye.html\"\u003Eyoskay yamamoto\u003C/a\u003E","url":"http://9.asset.soup.io/asset/1215/1881_3e12.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://yoskay.com/artwork/784212_hello_and_goodbye.html"><img alt="1881_3e12_400" height="400" src="http://9.asset.soup.io/asset/1215/1881_3e12_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p>hello and goodbye; mixed media; <a href="http://yoskay.com/artwork/784212_hello_and_goodbye.html">yoskay yamamoto</a></p>Sat, 06 Nov 2010 22:17:02 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/86333044/hello-and-goodbye-mixed-media-yoskay-yamamotourn:www-soup-io:1:86333044imageart {"tags":["art"],"type":"image","source":"http://www.poetryofline.com/20.html","body":"\"Wolf Trap\"; Acrylic 14x18;\u00a0\u003Ca href=\"http://www.poetryofline.com/20.html\"\u003EJohn Lupo Avanti\u003C/a\u003E","url":"http://1.asset.soup.io/asset/1215/1873_6636.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://www.poetryofline.com/20.html"><img alt="1873_6636_400" height="314" src="http://1.asset.soup.io/asset/1215/1873_6636_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p>"Wolf Trap"; Acrylic 14x18; <a href="http://www.poetryofline.com/20.html">John Lupo Avanti</a></p>Sat, 06 Nov 2010 22:14:05 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/86332801/Wolf-Trap-Acrylic-14x18-John-Lupo-Avantiurn:www-soup-io:1:86332801imageart {"tags":["art","spirituality"],"type":"video","source":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTd9wvXD7_0\u0026feature=player_embedded","body":"\u003Ca href=\"http://www.eaglewhistle.com/\"\u003E Mitch Battese\u003C/a\u003E, Native American Artist, explores spirituality in Native American Art.","embedcode_or_url":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTd9wvXD7_0\u0026feature=player_embedded"} <object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wTd9wvXD7_0" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wTd9wvXD7_0" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="350" width="425" /></object><a href="http://www.eaglewhistle.com/"> Mitch Battese</a>, Native American Artist, explores spirituality in Native American Art.Sat, 06 Nov 2010 22:11:18 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/86332378/Mitch-Battese-Native-American-Artist-explores-spiritualityurn:www-soup-io:1:86332378videoartspirituality {"tags":["art","kofie"],"type":"image","source":"http://keepdrafting.com/?p=705","body":"Unnamed work by Augustine Kofie; Best 'circle' work of his I could find, after reading article in Juxtapoz. ref: Group Show: Fear No Art 3/ Boston, MA","url":"http://b.asset.soup.io/asset/1196/7003_6aca.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://keepdrafting.com/?p=705"><img alt="7003_6aca_400" height="400" src="http://b.asset.soup.io/asset/1196/7003_6aca_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p>Unnamed work by Augustine Kofie; Best 'circle' work of his I could find, after reading article in Juxtapoz. ref: Group Show: Fear No Art 3/ Boston, MA</p>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 21:53:36 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/84980302/Unnamed-work-by-Augustine-Kofie-Best-circleurn:www-soup-io:1:84980302imageartkofie {"tags":["art","el mac"],"type":"image","source":"http://elmac.net/gallery/pencil/","body":"From 'Sketches of Spain, Summer 2009' by El Mac","url":"http://3.asset.soup.io/asset/1196/6019_81fa.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://elmac.net/gallery/pencil/"><img alt="6019_81fa_400" height="639" src="http://3.asset.soup.io/asset/1196/6019_81fa_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p>From 'Sketches of Spain, Summer 2009' by El Mac</p>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 21:40:18 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/84977554/From-Sketches-of-Spain-Summer-2009-byurn:www-soup-io:1:84977554imageartel mac {"tags":["art","el mac"],"type":"image","source":"http://elmac.net/gallery/spraypaint/page/5/","body":"Yellow Peril: El Mac;\u00a0Spraypaint on concrete, San Francisco, USA 2009","url":"http://7.asset.soup.io/asset/1196/5911_d01e.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://elmac.net/gallery/spraypaint/page/5/"><img alt="5911_d01e_400" height="300" src="http://7.asset.soup.io/asset/1196/5911_d01e_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p>Yellow Peril: El Mac; Spraypaint on concrete, San Francisco, USA 2009</p>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 21:38:06 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/84977257/Yellow-Peril-El-Mac-Spraypaint-on-concreteurn:www-soup-io:1:84977257imageartel mac {"tags":["art","kofie","el mac"],"type":"video","source":"http://vimeo.com/13204854","body":"Project Room Berlin - Augustine Kofie \u0026amp; El Mac; Director, Camera, Edit: Timid; Music: Gloria by Pearls Of Joy","embedcode_or_url":"http://vimeo.com/13204854"} <embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13204854&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;video_info=1" allowfullscreen="true" height="345" width="460" />Project Room Berlin - Augustine Kofie &amp; El Mac; Director, Camera, Edit: Timid; Music: Gloria by Pearls Of JoySat, 30 Oct 2010 21:36:57 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/84976872/Project-Room-Berlin-Augustine-Kofie-El-Macurn:www-soup-io:1:84976872videoartkofieel mac {"tags":["art","kofie"],"type":"image","source":"http://keepdrafting.com/?p=544","body":"DUBLAB Project: Into Infinity; Augustine Kofie","url":"http://6.asset.soup.io/asset/1196/5558_54e3.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://keepdrafting.com/?p=544"><img alt="5558_54e3_400" height="663" src="http://6.asset.soup.io/asset/1196/5558_54e3_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p>DUBLAB Project: Into Infinity; Augustine Kofie</p>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 21:34:11 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/84976463/DUBLAB-Project-Into-Infinity-Augustine-Kofieurn:www-soup-io:1:84976463imageartkofie {"tags":["art"],"type":"image","source":null,"body":"\u003Cp\u003EThis was my favorite art work at 49 Geary today. I loved the golden colors, the ancient Greek-like poses and the different views the glass boxes showed. I got a new view of the work at different angles. I was transfixed, shuffling around\u00a0and moving up and down to get a new look. This was at the Toomey Tourell gallery and the artist is Maria Park.\u003C/p\u003E","url":"http://7.asset.soup.io/asset/1178/2935_5d36.jpeg"} <p><a href=""><img alt="2935_5d36_400" height="300" src="http://7.asset.soup.io/asset/1178/2935_5d36_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p><p>This was my favorite art work at 49 Geary today. I loved the golden colors, the ancient Greek-like poses and the different views the glass boxes showed. I got a new view of the work at different angles. I was transfixed, shuffling around and moving up and down to get a new look. This was at the Toomey Tourell gallery and the artist is Maria Park.</p></p>Sun, 24 Oct 2010 01:47:41 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/83647931/This-was-my-favorite-art-work-aturn:www-soup-io:1:83647931imageart {"tags":["art"],"type":"image","source":"http://web.mac.com/jin8feng/Site/Sculpture/Pages/Yin_and_Yang.html#0","body":"\u003Cp class=\"p1\"\u003EYin and Yang I, 2009: Feng Jin;\u00a0Patina-finished Stainless Steel and Granite Base\u003C/p\u003E","url":"http://0.asset.soup.io/asset/1167/7712_d40b.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://web.mac.com/jin8feng/Site/Sculpture/Pages/Yin_and_Yang.html#0"><img alt="7712_d40b_400" height="790" src="http://0.asset.soup.io/asset/1167/7712_d40b_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p><p class="p1">Yin and Yang I, 2009: Feng Jin; Patina-finished Stainless Steel and Granite Base</p></p>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:04:23 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/82858734/Yin-and-Yang-I-2009-Feng-Jinurn:www-soup-io:1:82858734imageart {"tags":["art"],"type":"image","source":"http://web.mac.com/jin8feng/Site/Sculpture/Pages/Shadow_Sculpture.html#40","body":"\u003Cp class=\"p1\"\u003EShadow Sculpture: Feng Jin; at Union Square in SF today, there was an outdoor art show. While wandering around, I spotted this and other sculpture art works by Feng Jin. I complimented the artist on his work - was very impressed. Reminded me a little of Modigliani.\u003C/p\u003E","url":"http://1.asset.soup.io/asset/1167/7649_49ce.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://web.mac.com/jin8feng/Site/Sculpture/Pages/Shadow_Sculpture.html#40"><img alt="7649_49ce_400" height="597" src="http://1.asset.soup.io/asset/1167/7649_49ce_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p><p class="p1">Shadow Sculpture: Feng Jin; at Union Square in SF today, there was an outdoor art show. While wandering around, I spotted this and other sculpture art works by Feng Jin. I complimented the artist on his work - was very impressed. Reminded me a little of Modigliani.</p></p>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 23:58:38 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/82858056/Shadow-Sculpture-Feng-Jin-at-Union-Squareurn:www-soup-io:1:82858056imageart {"tags":["art"],"type":"image","source":"http://www.artmuseum.gov.mo/photolist2.asp?prg_id=2008072601\u0026lc=3\u0026grp=1","body":"\u003Cp class=\"p1\"\u003EFeng Bin, Dance-14, acrylic on silk, 2008 (note: the painting I saw today was called Dance 16 and it was better than 14. However I can't find a copy of 16 online. Pity, as it was my favorite art work at the roundabout exhibition @ City Gallery Wellington)\u003C/p\u003E","url":"http://9.asset.soup.io/asset/1117/5529_e180.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://www.artmuseum.gov.mo/photolist2.asp?prg_id=2008072601&lc=3&grp=1"><img alt="5529_e180" height="400" src="http://9.asset.soup.io/asset/1117/5529_e180.jpeg" width="286" /></a></p> <p><p class="p1">Feng Bin, Dance-14, acrylic on silk, 2008 (note: the painting I saw today was called Dance 16 and it was better than 14. However I can't find a copy of 16 online. Pity, as it was my favorite art work at the roundabout exhibition @ City Gallery Wellington)</p></p>Sun, 26 Sep 2010 08:59:46 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/78743313/Feng-Bin-Dance-14-acrylic-on-silkurn:www-soup-io:1:78743313imageart {"tags":["art"],"type":"image","source":"http://www.artnet.com/artwork/425277692/424468768/sakarin-krue-on-yellow-simple.html","body":"\u003Cp class=\"p1\"\u003ESakarin Krue-on, Yellow Simple; Pulp, powder pigments, turmeric, and fiberglass; 2001 (found via roundabout exhibition, City Gallery Wellington)\u003C/p\u003E","url":"http://d.asset.soup.io/asset/1117/5325_1a9e.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://www.artnet.com/artwork/425277692/424468768/sakarin-krue-on-yellow-simple.html"><img alt="5325_1a9e_400" height="258" src="http://d.asset.soup.io/asset/1117/5325_1a9e_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p><p class="p1">Sakarin Krue-on, Yellow Simple; Pulp, powder pigments, turmeric, and fiberglass; 2001 (found via roundabout exhibition, City Gallery Wellington)</p></p>Sun, 26 Sep 2010 08:41:33 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/78741180/Sakarin-Krue-on-Yellow-Simple-Pulp-powderurn:www-soup-io:1:78741180imageart {"tags":["art"],"type":"image","source":"http://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/Time-Slice-4-6/2964A2019A412B78","body":"\u003Cp class=\"p1\"\u003EOri Gersht, Time Slice 4/6, c-print, 2005 (found via roundabout exhibition, City Gallery Wellington)\u003C/p\u003E","url":"http://4.asset.soup.io/asset/1117/5220_08f9.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/Time-Slice-4-6/2964A2019A412B78"><img alt="5220_08f9_400" height="336" src="http://4.asset.soup.io/asset/1117/5220_08f9_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p><p class="p1">Ori Gersht, Time Slice 4/6, c-print, 2005 (found via roundabout exhibition, City Gallery Wellington)</p></p>Sun, 26 Sep 2010 08:31:06 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/78740153/Ori-Gersht-Time-Slice-4-6-curn:www-soup-io:1:78740153imageart {"tags":["art"],"type":"image","source":"http://www.flickr.com/photos/stellaimhultberg/4954813435/","body":"\u003Ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/stellaimhultberg/4954813435/\"\u003EStella Im Hultberg\u003C/a\u003E: Lately. 3.75\"x5\". Ink, Graphite \u0026amp; Colored Pencil on Rives BFK paper.","url":"http://6.asset.soup.io/asset/1104/9942_573c.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stellaimhultberg/4954813435/"><img alt="9942_573c_400" height="538" src="http://6.asset.soup.io/asset/1104/9942_573c_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stellaimhultberg/4954813435/">Stella Im Hultberg</a>: Lately. 3.75"x5". Ink, Graphite &amp; Colored Pencil on Rives BFK paper.</p>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:24:50 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/77837193/Stella-Im-Hultberg-Lately-3-75-x5urn:www-soup-io:1:77837193imageart {"tags":["art"],"type":"image","source":"http://www.juxtapoz.com/Features/interview-with-stella-im-hultberg","body":"\u003Ca href=\"http://www.juxtapoz.com/Features/interview-with-stella-im-hultberg\"\u003EStella Im Hultberg\u003C/a\u003E: \"I'm trying to develop layers and depth in my works. Something to connect with the figure - a little world that I can create for them. Personally, doing patterns is interesting - to do something repetitive and intricate can be meditative and soothing. But to make them work with one another and connect with the figure is challenging for me. I feel like that process in itself is interesting - kind of life itself.\"","url":"http://3.asset.soup.io/asset/1104/9699_ebd1.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://www.juxtapoz.com/Features/interview-with-stella-im-hultberg"><img alt="9699_ebd1_400" height="533" src="http://3.asset.soup.io/asset/1104/9699_ebd1_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.juxtapoz.com/Features/interview-with-stella-im-hultberg">Stella Im Hultberg</a>: "I'm trying to develop layers and depth in my works. Something to connect with the figure - a little world that I can create for them. Personally, doing patterns is interesting - to do something repetitive and intricate can be meditative and soothing. But to make them work with one another and connect with the figure is challenging for me. I feel like that process in itself is interesting - kind of life itself."</p>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:22:50 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/77836489/Stella-Im-Hultberg-Im-trying-to-developurn:www-soup-io:1:77836489imageart {"tags":["art"],"type":"image","source":"http://www.juxtapoz.com/Current/opening-night-pics-from-memento-mori","body":"\u003Ca href=\"http://www.juxtapoz.com/Current/opening-night-pics-from-memento-mori\"\u003E Stella Im Hultberg\u003C/a\u003E: \u00a0\"...it seems to be the case with many opposites - female and masculine, light and dark, yin and yang. i'm interested in the identity that gets lost or found in the penumbra where the dualities get obscured and overlapped. bones and flowers are similar that way, they seem to contain both immense frailty and amazing strength, so i keep coming back to them - same with female body.\u201d","url":"http://b.asset.soup.io/asset/1104/9515_f465.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://www.juxtapoz.com/Current/opening-night-pics-from-memento-mori"><img alt="9515_f465" height="300" src="http://b.asset.soup.io/asset/1104/9515_f465.jpeg" width="350" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.juxtapoz.com/Current/opening-night-pics-from-memento-mori"> Stella Im Hultberg</a>:  "...it seems to be the case with many opposites - female and masculine, light and dark, yin and yang. i'm interested in the identity that gets lost or found in the penumbra where the dualities get obscured and overlapped. bones and flowers are similar that way, they seem to contain both immense frailty and amazing strength, so i keep coming back to them - same with female body.”</p>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:17:46 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/77835874/Stella-Im-Hultberg-it-seems-to-beurn:www-soup-io:1:77835874imageart {"tags":["art"],"type":"image","source":"http://stellaimhultberg.com/PRESS/Juxtapoz_Profile.jpg","body":"Stelle Im Hultberg, Juxtapoz (liked the quotes too)","url":"http://6.asset.soup.io/asset/1104/9366_8d1c.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://stellaimhultberg.com/PRESS/Juxtapoz_Profile.jpg"><img alt="9366_8d1c_400" height="516" src="http://6.asset.soup.io/asset/1104/9366_8d1c_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p>Stelle Im Hultberg, Juxtapoz (liked the quotes too)</p>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:15:21 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/77835425/Stelle-Im-Hultberg-Juxtapoz-liked-the-quotesurn:www-soup-io:1:77835425imageart {"tags":["music","art"],"type":"video","source":null,"body":"Lykke Li:\u00a0SOLARIUM.\u00a0As described on\u00a0\u003Ca href=\"http://www.lykkeli.com/news,one-film-five-shows_41.htm\"\u003Eher website\u003C/a\u003E: \"A major heart break and a post tour depression drove a very delusional LL out to the desert with some friends and a super 8 camera.\u00a0A major sun burn later, some shattered mirrors, I found myself, my ego, my thoughts, my expectations and my image to be a burden, hard to get rid of, if ever possible?\"; via \u003Ca href=\"http://www.juxtapoz.com/Current/lykke-lis-new-short-film-finds-artists-self-ego-in-the-desert\"\u003EJuxtapoz\u003C/a\u003E","embedcode_or_url":"\u003Cobject data=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/x3ydbyAkK-E?fs=1\u0026amp;hl=en_US\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" height=\"283\" width=\"350\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/x3ydbyAkK-E?fs=1\u0026amp;hl=en_US\" /\u003E \u003C/object\u003E"} <object data="http://www.youtube.com/v/x3ydbyAkK-E?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="283" width="350"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/x3ydbyAkK-E?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US" /> </object>Lykke Li: SOLARIUM. As described on <a href="http://www.lykkeli.com/news,one-film-five-shows_41.htm">her website</a>: "A major heart break and a post tour depression drove a very delusional LL out to the desert with some friends and a super 8 camera. A major sun burn later, some shattered mirrors, I found myself, my ego, my thoughts, my expectations and my image to be a burden, hard to get rid of, if ever possible?"; via <a href="http://www.juxtapoz.com/Current/lykke-lis-new-short-film-finds-artists-self-ego-in-the-desert">Juxtapoz</a>Sun, 19 Sep 2010 22:14:32 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/77562946/Lykke-Li-SOLARIUM-As-described-on-herurn:www-soup-io:1:77562946videomusicart {"tags":["art","kary mullally"],"type":"image","source":"http://www.thestreetgallery.com/show-irish-art.php?imagename=blue-baby-large.jpg\u0026imagetitle=Blue%20Baby%20by%20Kary%20Mullally","body":"\u003Cp class=\"p1\"\u003EBlue Baby, Kary Mullally, Acrylic on Paper, 2007; via \u003Ca href=\"http://www.thestreetgallery.com/art-detail.html?PID=436\u0026amp;etitle=Blue%20Baby%20by%20Kary%20Mullally\"\u003Ethestreetgallery.com\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","url":"http://2.asset.soup.io/asset/1100/6450_72da.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://www.thestreetgallery.com/show-irish-art.php?imagename=blue-baby-large.jpg&imagetitle=Blue%20Baby%20by%20Kary%20Mullally"><img alt="6450_72da_400" height="580" src="http://2.asset.soup.io/asset/1100/6450_72da_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p><p class="p1">Blue Baby, Kary Mullally, Acrylic on Paper, 2007; via <a href="http://www.thestreetgallery.com/art-detail.html?PID=436&amp;etitle=Blue%20Baby%20by%20Kary%20Mullally">thestreetgallery.com</a></p></p>Sun, 19 Sep 2010 21:54:59 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/77560313/Blue-Baby-Kary-Mullally-Acrylic-on-Paperurn:www-soup-io:1:77560313imageartkary mullally {"tags":["art","kary mullally"],"type":"image","source":"http://www.thestreetgallery.com/show-irish-art.php?imagename=angels-of-love-large.jpg\u0026imagetitle=Angels%20of%20Love%20by%20Kary%20Mullally","body":"\u003Cp class=\"p1\"\u003EAngels of Love, Kary Mullally, Oil on Canvas, 2003; via\u00a0\u003Ca href=\"http://www.thestreetgallery.com/art-detail.html?PID=38\u0026amp;etitle=Angels%20of%20Love%20by%20Kary%20Mullally\"\u003Ethestreetgallery.com\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","url":"http://5.asset.soup.io/asset/1100/6421_4e7e.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://www.thestreetgallery.com/show-irish-art.php?imagename=angels-of-love-large.jpg&imagetitle=Angels%20of%20Love%20by%20Kary%20Mullally"><img alt="6421_4e7e_400" height="510" src="http://5.asset.soup.io/asset/1100/6421_4e7e_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p><p class="p1">Angels of Love, Kary Mullally, Oil on Canvas, 2003; via <a href="http://www.thestreetgallery.com/art-detail.html?PID=38&amp;etitle=Angels%20of%20Love%20by%20Kary%20Mullally">thestreetgallery.com</a></p></p>Sun, 19 Sep 2010 21:54:32 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/77559966/Angels-of-Love-Kary-Mullally-Oil-onurn:www-soup-io:1:77559966imageartkary mullally {"tags":["art","kary mullally"],"type":"image","source":"http://www.thestreetgallery.com/show-irish-art.php?imagename=female-nude-large.jpg\u0026imagetitle=Female%20Nude%20by%20Kary%20Mullally","body":"Female Nude, Kary Mullally, Oil on Canvas, 2003;\u00a0via \u003Ca href=\"http://www.thestreetgallery.com/art-detail.html?PID=35\u0026amp;etitle=Female%20Nude%20by%20Kary%20Mullally\"\u003Ethestreetgallery.com\u003C/a\u003E","url":"http://5.asset.soup.io/asset/1100/6405_5503.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://www.thestreetgallery.com/show-irish-art.php?imagename=female-nude-large.jpg&imagetitle=Female%20Nude%20by%20Kary%20Mullally"><img alt="6405_5503_400" height="406" src="http://5.asset.soup.io/asset/1100/6405_5503_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p>Female Nude, Kary Mullally, Oil on Canvas, 2003; via <a href="http://www.thestreetgallery.com/art-detail.html?PID=35&amp;etitle=Female%20Nude%20by%20Kary%20Mullally">thestreetgallery.com</a></p>Sun, 19 Sep 2010 21:50:51 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/77559817/Female-Nude-Kary-Mullally-Oil-on-Canvasurn:www-soup-io:1:77559817imageartkary mullally {"tags":["art","chloe early"],"type":"image","source":"http://chloepaintspictures.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/cosmonaut.jpg?w=450\u0026h=307","body":"\u201cCosmonaut,\u201d\u00a0Chloe Early,\u00a0oil on aluminium,\u00a0via\u00a0\u003Ca href=\"http://chloepaintspictures.wordpress.com/\"\u003Echloepaintspictures.wordpress.com\u003C/a\u003E; via\u00a0\u003Ca href=\"http://www.juxtapoz.com/Current/clouded-apollo-is-a-stunner\"\u003EJuxtapoz write-up\u003C/a\u003E","url":"http://8.asset.soup.io/asset/1100/6344_f7be.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://chloepaintspictures.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/cosmonaut.jpg?w=450&h=307"><img alt="6344_f7be_400" height="272" src="http://8.asset.soup.io/asset/1100/6344_f7be_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p>“Cosmonaut,” Chloe Early, oil on aluminium, via <a href="http://chloepaintspictures.wordpress.com/">chloepaintspictures.wordpress.com</a>; via <a href="http://www.juxtapoz.com/Current/clouded-apollo-is-a-stunner">Juxtapoz write-up</a></p>Sun, 19 Sep 2010 21:44:23 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/77558817/Cosmonaut-Chloe-Early-oil-on-aluminium-viaurn:www-soup-io:1:77558817imageartchloe early {"tags":["art","chloe early"],"type":"image","source":"http://chloepaintspictures.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/majesty.jpg?w=450\u0026h=336","body":"\u201cMajesty\u201d, Chloe Early, oil on linen\u00a0via\u00a0\u003Ca href=\"http://chloepaintspictures.wordpress.com/\"\u003Echloepaintspictures.wordpress.com\u003C/a\u003E; via \u003Ca href=\"http://www.juxtapoz.com/Current/clouded-apollo-is-a-stunner\"\u003EJuxtapoz write-up\u003C/a\u003E","url":"http://a.asset.soup.io/asset/1100/6314_70cf.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://chloepaintspictures.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/majesty.jpg?w=450&h=336"><img alt="6314_70cf_400" height="298" src="http://a.asset.soup.io/asset/1100/6314_70cf_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p>“Majesty”, Chloe Early, oil on linen via <a href="http://chloepaintspictures.wordpress.com/">chloepaintspictures.wordpress.com</a>; via <a href="http://www.juxtapoz.com/Current/clouded-apollo-is-a-stunner">Juxtapoz write-up</a></p>Sun, 19 Sep 2010 21:41:27 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/77558471/Majesty-Chloe-Early-oil-on-linen-viaurn:www-soup-io:1:77558471imageartchloe early {"tags":["art","music"],"type":"image","source":"http://www.smpensemble.com/concerts.php","body":"SMP Ensemble presents \"TWISTED ENCOUNTERS\" (Local Wellington classical musicians -- I love this promo poster!)","url":"http://3.asset.soup.io/asset/1066/7235_8f1c.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://www.smpensemble.com/concerts.php"><img alt="7235_8f1c_400" height="555" src="http://3.asset.soup.io/asset/1066/7235_8f1c_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p>SMP Ensemble presents "TWISTED ENCOUNTERS" (Local Wellington classical musicians -- I love this promo poster!)</p>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:20:26 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/75525331/SMP-Ensemble-presents-TWISTED-ENCOUNTERS-Local-Wellingtonurn:www-soup-io:1:75525331imageartmusic {"tags":["art"],"type":"image","source":"http://www.brycegallery.co.nz/artwork/paintings?page=shop.product_details\u0026flypage=bryce_product_view.tpl\u0026product_id=2537\u0026category_id=1\u0026manufacturer_id=197","body":"Claudia; Patterson Parkin -- \"His main focus is always on the surface of colour and textures, how they juxtapose to conjure the emotions of the view[er] to think outside of the square.\" (\u003Ca href=\"http://www.gallerydenovo.co.nz/artists/Patterson_Parkin.htm\"\u003Eref\u003C/a\u003E)","url":"http://0.asset.soup.io/asset/1063/6512_cb2f.png"} <p><a href="http://www.brycegallery.co.nz/artwork/paintings?page=shop.product_details&flypage=bryce_product_view.tpl&product_id=2537&category_id=1&manufacturer_id=197"><img alt="6512_cb2f_400" height="500" src="http://0.asset.soup.io/asset/1063/6512_cb2f_400.png" width="400" /></a></p> <p>Claudia; Patterson Parkin -- "His main focus is always on the surface of colour and textures, how they juxtapose to conjure the emotions of the view[er] to think outside of the square." (<a href="http://www.gallerydenovo.co.nz/artists/Patterson_Parkin.htm">ref</a>)</p>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:36:07 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/75228792/Claudia-Patterson-Parkin-His-main-focus-isurn:www-soup-io:1:75228792imageart {"tags":["art","solar"],"type":"image","source":"http://imagencpd.aut.org/4DPict?file=20\u0026rec=93.586\u0026field=2%E2%80%99","body":"Xul Solar: Mwi Waiteyu (My wait for you), 1961","url":"http://6.asset.soup.io/asset/1041/6774_edaa.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://imagencpd.aut.org/4DPict?file=20&rec=93.586&field=2%E2%80%99"><img alt="6774_edaa_400" height="297" src="http://6.asset.soup.io/asset/1041/6774_edaa_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p>Xul Solar: Mwi Waiteyu (My wait for you), 1961</p>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:35:57 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/73635676/Xul-Solar-Mwi-Waiteyu-My-wait-forurn:www-soup-io:1:73635676imageartsolar {"tags":["art"],"type":"image","source":"http://www.xulsolar.org.ar/obras/20-07.html","body":"T\u00fa y Yo (Spanish, means \"You and I\"); by Argentine artist Xul Solar, 1923 -- I'm still working it out... (via \u003Ca href=\"http://www.xulsolar.org.ar/obras/20-07.html\"\u003E:: MUSEO XUL SOLAR ::\u003C/a\u003E)","url":"http://b.asset.soup.io/asset/1038/3643_a0b0.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://www.xulsolar.org.ar/obras/20-07.html"><img alt="3643_a0b0_400" height="323" src="http://b.asset.soup.io/asset/1038/3643_a0b0_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p>Tú y Yo (Spanish, means "You and I"); by Argentine artist Xul Solar, 1923 -- I'm still working it out... (via <a href="http://www.xulsolar.org.ar/obras/20-07.html">:: MUSEO XUL SOLAR ::</a>)</p>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:23:44 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/73399707/T-y-Yo-Spanish-means-You-andurn:www-soup-io:1:73399707imageart {"tags":["art"],"type":"image","source":"http://www.nzmuseums.co.nz/account/3332/object/1715","body":"\u003Cdiv\u003EWent and saw John Pule exhibition today at City Gallery Wellington. Very impressed by his art.\u003C/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://www.nzmuseums.co.nz/account/3332/object/1715\"\u003EMamakava; John Pule; 1991; VUW.1992.3 - Adam Art Gallery on NZMuseums\u003C/a\u003E","url":"http://3.asset.soup.io/asset/1023/5203_f03e.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://www.nzmuseums.co.nz/account/3332/object/1715"><img alt="5203_f03e_400" height="488" src="http://3.asset.soup.io/asset/1023/5203_f03e_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p><div>Went and saw John Pule exhibition today at City Gallery Wellington. Very impressed by his art.</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.nzmuseums.co.nz/account/3332/object/1715">Mamakava; John Pule; 1991; VUW.1992.3 - Adam Art Gallery on NZMuseums</a></p>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 09:15:02 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/72288499/Went-and-saw-John-Pule-exhibition-todayurn:www-soup-io:1:72288499imageart {"tags":["art","joan mitchell"],"type":"image","source":null,"body":"Joan Mitchell: Red Tree; 1976. \"...the seen and the felt have been completely internalized...\" (That quote not necessarily about this painting. Quote and image above is from a book about Mitchell, by Klaus Kertess)","url":"http://9.asset.soup.io/asset/1009/5417_07c3.jpeg"} <p><a href=""><img alt="5417_07c3_400" height="533" src="http://9.asset.soup.io/asset/1009/5417_07c3_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p>Joan Mitchell: Red Tree; 1976. "...the seen and the felt have been completely internalized..." (That quote not necessarily about this painting. Quote and image above is from a book about Mitchell, by Klaus Kertess)</p>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:19:44 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/71213633/Joan-Mitchell-Red-Tree-1976-the-seenurn:www-soup-io:1:71213633imageartjoan mitchell {"tags":["art"],"type":"image","source":"http://www.hauserwirth.com/exhibitions/322/joan-mitchell-sunflowers/list-of-works/1/","body":"\u003Cdiv\u003EJoan Mitchell, Untitled, 1968\u20141969\u003C/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EOil on canvas; from \u003Ca href=\"http://www.hauserwirth.com/exhibitions/322/joan-mitchell-sunflowers/view/\"\u003ESunflowers exhibition\u003C/a\u003E, 2009.\u00a0\u003C/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003C/div\u003E \u003Cdiv\u003E\"Her Sunflower works count amongst the most experimental and vibrant of all her pieces. [...] Mitchell considered sunflowers to be \u2018like people\u2019 \u2014 subjects to empathise with whose life cycles were played out with exuberance but brutal swiftness. \u2018If I see a sunflower drooping, I can droop with it,\u2019 she explained, \u2018and I draw it, and feel it until its death.\u2019 Like van Gogh whose precedent she was brave enough to summon, she embraced sunflowers for their hopefulness as much as for their assertive and undeniable splendour. Her images do not much resemble the plants themselves: they are blue and red as well as golden, erratically dancing sweeps of colour that communicate internal as much as external landscape.\"\u003C/div\u003E","url":"http://9.asset.soup.io/asset/1007/2121_35fb.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://www.hauserwirth.com/exhibitions/322/joan-mitchell-sunflowers/list-of-works/1/"><img alt="2121_35fb_400" height="604" src="http://9.asset.soup.io/asset/1007/2121_35fb_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p><div>Joan Mitchell, Untitled, 1968—1969</div><div>Oil on canvas; from <a href="http://www.hauserwirth.com/exhibitions/322/joan-mitchell-sunflowers/view/">Sunflowers exhibition</a>, 2009. </div><div><br /></div> <div>"Her Sunflower works count amongst the most experimental and vibrant of all her pieces. [...] Mitchell considered sunflowers to be ‘like people’ — subjects to empathise with whose life cycles were played out with exuberance but brutal swiftness. ‘If I see a sunflower drooping, I can droop with it,’ she explained, ‘and I draw it, and feel it until its death.’ Like van Gogh whose precedent she was brave enough to summon, she embraced sunflowers for their hopefulness as much as for their assertive and undeniable splendour. Her images do not much resemble the plants themselves: they are blue and red as well as golden, erratically dancing sweeps of colour that communicate internal as much as external landscape."</div></p>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 11:05:09 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/71041528/Joan-Mitchell-Untitled-1968-1969Oil-on-canvasurn:www-soup-io:1:71041528imageart {"tags":["art","poetry"],"type":"image","source":"http://alicefulton.com/largeview/zoomf.html","body":"This is the best approximation I can do of the painting 'Door 84' by Dorothea Tanning. The right side is the cover to Alice Fulton's 'Felt' book. I couldn't find the original painting anywhere online, so I had to Photoshop it from \u003Ca href=\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/039332236X/ref=sib_dp_pt#reader-link\"\u003EAmazon's images from the book\u003C/a\u003E :/ Tanning is a pretty famous Surrealist painter, so I'm surprised this painting isn't online somewhere.","url":"http://2.asset.soup.io/asset/0990/4978_6047.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://alicefulton.com/largeview/zoomf.html"><img alt="4978_6047_400" height="255" src="http://2.asset.soup.io/asset/0990/4978_6047_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p>This is the best approximation I can do of the painting 'Door 84' by Dorothea Tanning. The right side is the cover to Alice Fulton's 'Felt' book. I couldn't find the original painting anywhere online, so I had to Photoshop it from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/039332236X/ref=sib_dp_pt#reader-link">Amazon's images from the book</a> :/ Tanning is a pretty famous Surrealist painter, so I'm surprised this painting isn't online somewhere.</p>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:32:44 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/69849238/This-is-the-best-approximation-I-canurn:www-soup-io:1:69849238imageartpoetry {"tags":["art","poetry"],"type":"image","source":"http://www.umma.umich.edu/collections/american.php?image=12","body":"Joan Mitchell, White Territory; via \u003Ca href=\"http://www.umma.umich.edu/collections/american.php?image=12\"\u003EUMMA Collections - American Art\u003C/a\u003E\u00a0(best image I could find of this painting)\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EIt inspired Alice Fulton's poem 'Close' - from her book 'Felt.'\u00a0\u003C/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E== I miss you when I visit you ==\u003C/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EI stand too close == I see too much ==\u003C/div\u003E","url":"http://d.asset.soup.io/asset/0990/3517_e907.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://www.umma.umich.edu/collections/american.php?image=12"><img alt="3517_e907" height="275" src="http://d.asset.soup.io/asset/0990/3517_e907.jpeg" width="189" /></a></p> <p>Joan Mitchell, White Territory; via <a href="http://www.umma.umich.edu/collections/american.php?image=12">UMMA Collections - American Art</a> (best image I could find of this painting)<div><br /></div><div>It inspired Alice Fulton's poem 'Close' - from her book 'Felt.' </div><div><br /></div><div>== I miss you when I visit you ==</div><div>I stand too close == I see too much ==</div></p>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 22:11:29 GMThttp://velvetsfan.com/post/69839547/Joan-Mitchell-White-Territory-via-UMMA-Collectionsurn:www-soup-io:1:69839547imageartpoetry